For many hospitals and academic medical centers, financial performance is balancing on a knife’s edge. Margins remain thin, variability is high, and leaders are under increasing pressure to deliver measurable results faster than ever before. Huron Managed Services is working…
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Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Health System has cut the ribbon on a new outpatient cardiology center. According to a March 25 news release, the 22,000-square-foot facility centralizes outpatient cardiology procedures and diagnostics in one location, aiming to streamline care from…
The trajectory of outpatient spine surgery continues, some of the unexpected shifts ahead could come from developments in AI, policy and operational efficiencies. Leaders discuss what might surprise ASCs when it comes to spine care in five years. Note: Responses…
For many ASC leaders, the pressure to perform has never been higher amid reimbursement headwinds, growing competition for physicians, and the ongoing shift of complex procedures into the outpatient setting. This growing storm has made operational excellence into a critical…
San Francisco-based Braveheart Bio, a clinical-stage biotech company, has appointed Emil deGoma, MD, as its chief medical officer. Dr. deGoma, a cardiologist, joins Braveheart Bio from Tourmaline Bio, where he served as senior vice president of medical research, according to…
Montana has claimed the top spot on personal finance website WalletHub’s annual ranking of the best states for physicians every year since 2023, cementing its status as the nation’s most physician-friendly state. Midwestern states continue to dominate the list year…
After an abnormal cancer screening, it takes an average of 156 days to reach diagnosis — a delay that increases costs, worsens outcomes and exposes gaps in care. This report outlines a new model: shifting clinical intervention earlier in the cancer…
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From new leadership appointments to breaking new clinical barriers, here are 10 surgeons that made Becker’s headlines in the last month. 1. Greer, S.C.-based Surgery Center at Pelham became the first ASC in the world to offer Stryker’s Mako Robotic…
ASCs are absorbing a growing wave of higher-acuity patients, but some ASC leaders warn the infrastructure, staffing and financial systems needed to support that surge are dangerously behind. The outpatient shift is accelerating. In its annual report to Congress released…
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association expressed support for federal legislation introduced March 25 by Reps. Beth Van Duyne, a Republican from Texas, and John Larson, a Democrat from Connecticut, that would change Medicare’s ASC payment system, according to a March…
